Monthly Archives: October 2005

Opera Web Browser Banners By d3bruts1d

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Recently another Opera user posted in the Opera forums requesting more banners and images to help promote Opera. Being the fan that I am, I decided to take a stab at creating some images that mimicked the ads you see used by Google and Yahoo.

I’m not artist, so don’t expect much from me. ;) What I’ve managed to do so far can be previewed here. I’ll work on setting up a place here on d3bruts1d.com to host the images once I’m finished. And yes, I’ll include the PSD when it’s all done.

Also, be sure to check out the original thread to see some images created by other members.

Google Looking To Hire OpenOffice.org Developers

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We’ve heard a lot over the years about Google hiring developers and employees from other companies. The Mozilla Foundation, Opera Software, GAIM, Microsoft, and AltaVista are just a few of these companies.

Now it looks like we might see something a bit different. According to C|Net News, Google is looking to hire a few developers for OpenOffice.org. That’s right, Google will be hiring people to work specifically on improving OpenOffice.org.

Personally, I’m glad to see a major company throwing some money at OOo. I’ve been using it at home for 2+ years, and find it amazing. That said, there is still room for improvement. Maybe with the help of Google we’ll see some nice things done with OOo. Now, if a few more companies would just jump on board.

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

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Blizzard has posted information on the much anticipated expansion pack for the MMORPG World of Warcraft. The expansion, The Burning Crusade, is scheduled to make its debut at BlizzCon which starts today.

Some of the key features:

  • An increase in the level cap to 70
  • Two new playable races, including the magical Blood Elves
  • New starting zones in Quel’Thalas and beyond
  • The entire new continent of Outland, reachable through the Dark Portal
  • Many new high-level dungeons to explore in Azeroth, Outland, and elsewhere
  • New flying mounts in Outland
  • Many new and dangerous monsters, including epic world bosses
  • Hundreds of new quests
  • Hundreds of new items
  • A new profession: Jewelcrafting
  • Socketed items
  • And much, much more…

I’m sure we’ll se more information over the next week.